50 cal machine gun

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Fallout 76 ranged weapon
50 cal machine gun
Type	Ranged
Class	Automatic heavy gun
Icon
Legendary drop
Legendary craft
Level	25 / 35 / 45
Damage	29 / 36 / 43
Ammo	.50 round (Ultracite)
Clip size	250
Fire rate	91
Range	204
Accuracy	47
AP cost	30
Value	175
Weight	18.0
Damage	Expert Heavy Gunner Heavy Gunner Master Heavy Gunner Stabilized Bloody Mess
Weight	Bear Arms
Other	Bullet Shield Lock and Load One Gun Army
Plan	Plan: .50 cal machine gun
Craft perk	Gunsmith
Repair perk	Weapon Artisan
Editor ID	50CalMachineGun
Form ID	0003A0D4
Keywords	Ranged · Heavy gun · Automatic · Ballistic · Minigun
Projectile count	1
Bash	15
Critical	+100%
Range penalty	-50%
Sound	Very loud
Stagger	Small
Reload	5.00
Attack speed	?
Draw	?
Sight	?
Unsight	?

For a cross-game overview, see Machine gun.

The 50 cal machine gun is a heavy gun in Fallout 76.

Characteristics

The M2 Browning machine gun is a belt-fed automatic heavy weapon chambered for .50 caliber rounds. To be able to use the weapon, the player character must be at least Level 25.

Crafting

• Level 45
• Level 35
• Level 25

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (14) Oil (10) Rubber (16) Screw (21) Spring (17) Steel (31) Wood (12)		Build at: Weapons workbench Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: .50 cal machine gun Perks: Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun Lv 45 (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (12) Oil (8) Rubber (13) Screw (19) Spring (14) Steel (28) Wood (9)		Build at: Weapons workbench Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: .50 cal machine gun Perks: Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun Lv 35 (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (10) Oil (7) Rubber (10) Screw (17) Spring (11) Steel (25) Wood (7)		Build at: Weapons workbench Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: .50 cal machine gun Perks: Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun Lv 25 (1)

Weapon modifications

• Receiver
• Barrel
• Appearance

Receiver
Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard receiver	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x8 Copper x3 Gear x4 Screw x4	0003A0B6
Prime receiver	Superior damage. Bonus damage to Scorchbeasts and Scorched.	Prime	–	+11	–	–	–	–	–	–	?	–	Gunsmith 5	Adhesive x4 Gear x2 Oil x4 Pure Crimson Flux x2 Pure Violet Flux x2 Screw x4 Steel x14 Ultracite x5	00470A0B

Barrel
Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard barrel	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Gear x1 Oil x2 Spring x4 Screw x1 Steel x6	0003A0B8
Heavy barrel	Increased damage.	–	–	+5	–	–	–	–	–	+2.7	+35	–	Gunsmith 4	Gear x2 Oil x3 Spring x4 Screw x1 Steel x10	0003A0BB

Paint
Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Default appearance	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0037D0C1
Gold 50 cal machine gun	Gold 50 cal machine gun	Gold	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Gold x1	0055C0B3

Variants

• The Action Hero - A unique 50 cal machine gun given as a Survival mode reward from April 23–29 and August 27 - September 2, 2019.
• Final Word - Given as a reward for completing Beckett's questline.

Locations

• Hemlock Holes - South of the white warehouse, near a downed Vertibird, in the back of a destroyed truck.
• One may also appear in a destroyed truck on the road south-east of Clarksburg.
• One can appear northwest of The Retreat at Cliffwalk Track, in the back of a sandbag laden truck.
• May appear as a random drop from Scorchbeasts.
• Abandoned Bog Town - near sandbags in the back of a large, fortified truck on the main road in town.
• The raider vendor bots in Pleasant Valley Station, Sutton Station and Welch Station can sell both the weapon and its plans.
• The vendor bot at Watoga Shopping Plaza can sell the plan.
• Random drop from government aid drops.

Notes

Outside of its editor ID, the .50 cal machine gun is listed in the game files as "rifleredding."

Gallery

Modifications: heavy barrel

Painted .50 cal

References

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